At a joint press conference on Proxima 7 VP (Ops) Torus and Senator GBH announced that the expedition to explore new space would begin in mid April. Three NS and three Dino ships would form the expedition, with a Zephyr oiler accompanying the fleet to support it.
The ships to be involved will be decided within the next few days and will perform some joint-ops training in early April.
One bone of contention is who will ultimately be in charge of the expedition. Neither NS or the Dinos will accept the other having overall charge thus the expedition will be jointly run by the two respective commanding officers. One observer said this could cause problems in a highly stressed situation.
24.3.19
SS-CINT cleared after scandal but changes will be made
Senators Cruggson and Spikeson have concluded a review of the Dino counter-espionage and spying agency SS-CINT after it's former head was behind a conspiracy to seize control of major powers including New Sparta. Cruggson told the Senate that the conspiracy of the former head (whose name is secret, even in death) did not stretch beyond a single deputy, the former SS-Deputy Commander Pircasa who is also now dead.
SS-CINT is therefore cleared to continue operations though there will be changes, which were agreed in Senate. Traditionally SS-CINT has been kept on an extremely long lead, operating virtually autonomously. That will change as SS-CINT will now have two heads, a public and a secret one.
The public head will be the Minister of the Intelligence Services, currently Krusty. He will oversee operations and report to a Senate in closed sessions where required. SS-CINT will continue to be run by a secret head agent though will no longer be allowed to do as it pleases. Krusty was quick to point out however that it will retain "99%" of it's old autonomy.
SS-CINT is therefore cleared to continue operations though there will be changes, which were agreed in Senate. Traditionally SS-CINT has been kept on an extremely long lead, operating virtually autonomously. That will change as SS-CINT will now have two heads, a public and a secret one.
The public head will be the Minister of the Intelligence Services, currently Krusty. He will oversee operations and report to a Senate in closed sessions where required. SS-CINT will continue to be run by a secret head agent though will no longer be allowed to do as it pleases. Krusty was quick to point out however that it will retain "99%" of it's old autonomy.
21.3.19
When will NS update it's export portfolio?
NS has again delayed updating it's portfolio of ships available for sale. NS was originally going to update it's portfolio last year but the update was delayed repeatedly by various events. However as the delay has continued despite things quietening down.
A source at the DDS Exports Agency (as it is still called) said that the delay is because of indecision with the direction NS needs to head now with ship sales as the current market has become saturated. "Do we look to offer new types of ships or push harder to update existing customer fleets? The former has cost implications and no guarantee of success." the source said, though the Depender has sold very well and even was accepted by NS after originally being a design purely for export.
A source at the DDS Exports Agency (as it is still called) said that the delay is because of indecision with the direction NS needs to head now with ship sales as the current market has become saturated. "Do we look to offer new types of ships or push harder to update existing customer fleets? The former has cost implications and no guarantee of success." the source said, though the Depender has sold very well and even was accepted by NS after originally being a design purely for export.
20.3.19
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